Find your people
around the things you actually love.

Hearth connects you with communities built around your interests — and inside them, smaller circles where real friendships form.

Free to join. No spam. Ever.

You're on the list. We'll reach out before launch.

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Hearth

Find your people.

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My Circles

Your circles, your people

🏃

Morning Run Crew

5K routes, sunrise runs, and race day hype.

6 members · Fitness · Seoul

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🌏

New in Seoul

Navigating a new city together. Tips, hangouts, real talk.

8 members · Community · Seoul

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📚

Page Turners

One book a month. Actually read it, talk about it honestly.

5 members · Hobby · Seoul

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🧘

Mindful Mornings

Meditation, journaling, and starting the day with intention.

4 members · Wellness · Seoul

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🍳

Sunday Cooks

Cook together on weekends. Share recipes, share meals.

6 members · Food · Seoul

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🎨

Creative Corner

Sketch, paint, share — no judgment, just expression.

5 members · Art · Seoul

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🎵

Vinyl Collectors

Digging for records, sharing rare finds, listening sessions.

4 members · Music · Seoul

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💻

Late Night Devs

Ship side projects, debug together, share the grind.

7 members · Tech · Remote

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🎬

Indie Film Club

Watch, discuss, and feel things together.

6 members · Culture · Seoul

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🇰🇷

Hangul Study Group

Learning Korean together, one lesson at a time.

5 members · Language · Seoul

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Figuring It Out

Honest talks about careers, purpose, and adulting.

5 members · Seoul, South Korea

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🌱

Plant Parents

Share tips, swap cuttings, keep each other's plants alive.

4 members · Hobby · Seoul

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← Circles Indie Film Club 🎬

Chat

Gathering

Prompt

Memory

Spots

Today · 7:14 PM

Zara

Anyone want to do a movie night this Friday? 🎬

Kal

yes!! what are we watching

Parasite again? 😂

Dev

lol we've seen it 3 times

Zara

How about Past Lives? It's on Netflix 🌊

Kal

I've been meaning to watch that!!

I'm in. 8pm?

Dev

8pm works 🙌

Zara

See you all Friday ❤️

Public

Movie Night at Zara's

Friday, October 11

8:00 PM

Zara's place

Yeonnam-dong, Seoul

4 people going

Zara

Kal

Ace

Dev

I want to go

Hosted by

Indie Film Club

Circle

Share Gathering

Movie Night at Zara's

Share Link

Send a direct link to this gathering

Share Image

A beautiful card with QR code

Week 8 · Prompt

"What's a movie that changed how you see the world?"

Kal

Eternal Sunshine. It made me realize that even painful memories are worth keeping.

Ace

Lost in Translation. Sometimes connection doesn't need words.

Zara

Yi Yi by Edward Yang. It taught me to pay attention to ordinary moments.

Dev

Spirited Away. I watched it every summer as a kid — it taught me that growing up means being brave.

Memory Room

Photos & moments from Indie Film Club

Blank Cinema Cafe

0.4 km away

Independent café with weekly film screenings · Mapo-gu

🎁 Circle deal: 15% off for groups of 4+

Not visited yet by your circle

Cinematheque KOFA

1.2 km away

Korean Film Archive · repertory cinema · Mapo-gu

🎁 Circle deal: 2 free tickets for groups of 4+

✓ Visited by your circle · Mar 28

The problem

Making friends as an adult is genuinely hard.

You're already in group chats, communities, and meetups. But quantity of people was never the problem — finding the ones who actually share your world was.

of adults report feeling lonely on a regular basis — and the number climbs after major life changes.

cigarettes a day — that's what loneliness equates to in health impact, according to the U.S. Surgeon General.

is roughly how many truly close friends most adults can maintain. Hearth is built around that reality.

0×

more likely to report deep loneliness: working parents, people new to a city, and anyone post-major life change.

0 yrs

added to your lifespan by having deep, meaningful relationships.

Source: Holt-Lunstad et al., "Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review," PLOS Medicine, 2010. 148 studies. 308,849 participants.

How it works

From community to circle
to real friendship.

Start with a community built around something you love. Find your circle inside it. Then let depth do the rest.

Find a community you love

Browse communities built around things you actually care about — running clubs, manga circles, film nights, art groups. Join one that fits your life right now. Then find or form a smaller circle inside it with the people who match your specific vibe.

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Hearth Build lasting friendships

Circles

Communities

Gatherings

Larger groups that house multiple circles.

Seoul Runners Club

Connecting runners of all paces across Seoul. Weekday runs, weekend trails, race prep.

👥 48 members ⭕ 5 circles 📍 Seoul

Manga & Anime Collective

For people who read, watch, and obsess. Circles for every genre and medium.

👥 62 members ⭕ 4 circles 📍 Tokyo

Drawing Collective

All mediums welcome. Charcoal, digital, watercolour — just bring your sketchbook.

👥 31 members ⭕ 3 circles 📍 London

📚

One Book a Month

We pick one book, actually read it, and talk about it honestly.

14 members · Hobby · Austin

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+10

💙

Spectrum Moms

Moms raising autistic kids. Real talk, no judgment, just support.

8 members · Support · New York

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💻

Late Night Devs

Ship side projects, debug together, share the grind.

16 members · Tech · Remote

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+12

💬

Figuring It Out

Honest talks about careers, purpose, and adulting.

5/6 members · Depth · San Francisco

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🌱

New in the City

Just moved? Find your people. No tourists allowed.

18 members · Berlin, Germany

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Show up every week

Every week your Guardian sends a prompt. Something real — not "what's your favorite movie" but "what have you been putting off, and why?" You answer in your own time, read everyone else's, and respond. By month two you'll know more about these people than friends you've had for years.

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← Circles Indie Film Club 🎬

Chat

Gathering

Prompt

Memory

Spots

Week 8 · Prompt

"What's something you've been putting off — and why?"

Karim

Calling my dad. I know he'd love to hear from me but I'm scared of the silence.

Yuna

Starting my portfolio. I keep telling myself it's not ready but really I'm afraid of being judged.

Rami

Telling my roommate I want to move out. We're good friends but I need my own space.

Layla

Going back to therapy. I stopped because I felt "fine" but fine isn't the same as good.

Ace

Asking for help at work. I keep pretending I have it all figured out but I'm drowning and no one knows.

Answer this prompt →

Do something together

By month three you're not strangers anymore. Someone proposes something — a weekend trip, a 30-day writing challenge, a group project. The circle votes, it happens. This is where "online group" becomes something you'll actually remember.

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← Circles Indie Film Club 🎬

Chat

Gathering

Prompt

Memory

Spots

📍 Movie Marathon — Saturday

Proposed by Karim · 5 of 6 voted

Karim ✓ Yuna ✓ Rami ✓ Mark ✓ Ace ✓ Karim...

Karim

My place at 7pm. Bringing the projector 🎥

Rami

I'll bring snacks and the Wong Kar-wai boxset! 🍿

Layla

Count me in. Can we start with In the Mood for Love? 🎞️

Yuna

Yes! I'll make the playlist for intermission 🎵

I'm bringing the popcorn machine. This is gonna be legendary 🍿🔥

Vote · I'm in →

Record the memory

Photos from meetups get lost in camera rolls, buried in group chats, or accidentally deleted. Not here. Your circle's Memory Room keeps every photo, milestone prompt, and inside joke in one place — shared with the people who were actually there. Months later you scroll back together and realize: this became something real.

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← Circles Indie Film Club 🎬

Chat

Gathering

Prompt

Memory

Spots

Memory Room

Photos & moments from Indie Film Club

Communities for everything
you actually care about.

🧠

Late 20s Real Talk

New York, USA

A depth circle for people navigating their late 20s. No surface-level talk.

5/6 members

📍 New York, USA

🎬

Biweekly Film Nights

London, UK

Watch one film biweekly and actually dissect it together. Not just "that was good."

14 members

📍 London, UK

🏃

Weekly 5K Runners

Los Angeles, USA

Weekly 5K runs, weekend trail hikes, race buddies. Show up or get called out.

12 members

📍 Los Angeles, USA

🌱

Just Moved Here

Berlin, Germany

For people who moved here recently. No tourists. Just people rebuilding a social life.

22 members

📍 Berlin, Germany

💼

Startup Founders Only

San Francisco, USA

Candid conversations about rates, burnout, and what's actually working. Not LinkedIn.

22 members

📍 San Francisco, USA

🎨

Weekly Create & Share

Tokyo, Japan

One hour a week, everyone creates something. Sketch, write, compose — then share.

8 members

📍 Tokyo, Japan

🧘

Morning Meditation Group

Seoul, South Korea

Meditation, journaling, and honest check-ins before the day starts.

10 members

📍 Seoul, South Korea

📚

One Book a Month

Portland, USA

One book a month, deep discussions. No speed-reading. No summaries.

11 members

📍 Portland, USA

🧠

Late 20s Real Talk

New York, USA

A depth circle for people navigating their late 20s. No surface-level talk.

5/6 members

📍 New York, USA

🎬

Biweekly Film Nights

London, UK

Watch one film biweekly and actually dissect it together. Not just "that was good."

14 members

📍 London, UK

🏃

Weekly 5K Runners

Los Angeles, USA

Weekly 5K runs, weekend trail hikes, race buddies. Show up or get called out.

12 members

📍 Los Angeles, USA

🌱

Just Moved Here

Berlin, Germany

For people who moved here recently. No tourists. Just people rebuilding a social life.

22 members

📍 Berlin, Germany

💼

Startup Founders Only

San Francisco, USA

Candid conversations about rates, burnout, and what's actually working. Not LinkedIn.

22 members

📍 San Francisco, USA

🎨

Weekly Create & Share

Tokyo, Japan

One hour a week, everyone creates something. Sketch, write, compose — then share.

8 members

📍 Tokyo, Japan

🧘

Morning Meditation Group

Seoul, South Korea

Meditation, journaling, and honest check-ins before the day starts.

10 members

📍 Seoul, South Korea

📚

One Book a Month

Portland, USA

One book a month, deep discussions. No speed-reading. No summaries.

11 members

📍 Portland, USA

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Explore Circles

Find a circle that fits your life

🏃

6AM Run Club

Early morning runs, weekend trails, race day hype.

12 members · Fitness · Los Angeles

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📚

One Book a Month

We pick one book, actually read it, and talk about it honestly.

14 members · Hobby · Austin

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+10

💙

Spectrum Moms

Moms raising autistic kids. Real talk, no judgment, just support.

8 members · Support · New York

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💻

Late Night Devs

Ship side projects, debug together, share the grind.

16 members · Tech · Remote

›

+12

💬

Figuring It Out

Honest talks about careers, purpose, and adulting.

5/6 members · Depth · San Francisco

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🌱

New in the City

Just moved? Find your people. No tourists allowed.

18 members · Berlin, Germany

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🏃 6AM Run Club

Fitness Circle · 12 members

Early morning runs, weekend trail adventures, and race day support. We push each other and celebrate every mile. No fitness gatekeeping.

Members

Zara

UX designer, journaling enthusiast

Kal

Freelance writer, moved to the city last year

Dev

Product manager, weekend hiker

Cade

Grad student, amateur photographer

Yuna

English teacher, bookworm, new in town

Apply to Join

← 6AM Run Club

Apply to join

Tell the circle a bit about yourself. They'll vote on your entry within 7 days.

Your intention (3 sentences)

I'm looking for people who actually want to go deep. I've been in the city for 2 years but still feel like I'm starting over socially.

Voice intro (60 sec)

● 0:47 recorded

Submit Application

✓

Application Sent

6AM Run Club will review your application and vote. You'll hear back within 7 days.

Circle

🏃 6AM Run Club

Status

Pending review

Response by

Within 7 days

We'll notify you by push notification and email when the circle has voted.

Find your circle

Browse circles.
See who's inside.
Earn your spot.

Every circle shows you what they're about, who's in it, and what they actually do together — before you apply.

Explore circles that match your interests, personality, or life stage.

See real details — the circle's vibe, member backgrounds, and shared photos.

Apply with intention. Write 3 sentences. Record a 60-second voice intro. The circle votes.

Inside a circle

Everything your circle needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

Each circle has a Chat room, a Gathering planner, a Prompt room for weekly depth questions, a Memory Room to look back on, and a Spots tab for nearby venues with exclusive circle deals.

Your circle's main room. Real conversations, inside jokes, film debates, and the thread that keeps everyone close between gatherings.

Propose a time, let everyone vote, and lock it in — no more "when are you free?" chaos. Attach a venue, add details, and show up.

Every week, one question for the whole circle. Answered async, at your own pace. The kind of conversation that actually tells you who someone is.

Every photo, moment, and caption from your time together — all in one place. A living archive your circle can scroll through and add to.

Browse nearby partner venues with exclusive circle deals. Tap "Plan a gathering here" and it lands straight in your Gathering room, venue attached.

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← Circles Indie Film Club 🎬

Chat

Gathering

Prompt

Memory

Spots

Today · 10:18 PM

Zara

okay I finally watched In the Mood for Love last night 😭

Kal

AND?? I've been waiting for this reaction

best cinematography of the century. I will die on this hill 🎞️

Zara

the color grading alone... I was shaking

Dev

we NEED to do a Wong Kar-wai marathon asap 🙏

Chungking Express first. non-negotiable 🙌

Zara

I'm in. This weekend? 🍿

🎬 Wong Kar-wai Marathon Night

Proposed by Dev · 4 of 6 voted

Ace ✓ Zara ✓ Kal ✓ Dev ✓ Cade... Yuna...

📅 When: Sat, Apr 19 · 7:00 PM

📍 Where: Kal's place, Mapo-gu

🎒 Bring: Snacks, a blanket, and your hottest film takes

🎞️ Plan: Chungking Express → In the Mood for Love → post-film debate

Dev

I'm bringing the projector and getting the good popcorn 🍿

Zara

This is actually happening!! 🥹🎬

Kal

Already pre-ordered the Chungking Express blu-ray for the occasion 🎞️

Kal you absolute legend 😂

Dev

okay wait should we also do Fallen Angels after? 👀

YES but we start at 7 sharp or we'll never finish 😭

Vote · I'm in →

Week 8 · Prompt

"What film changed the way you see the world — and why?"

Zara

Parasite. Not because of the twist — because I realized how much I'd been choosing not to see.

Kal

Yi Yi (2000). Edward Yang made me understand my father for the first time. I called him the next morning.

Dev

Moonlight. It showed me that people can hold tenderness and toughness, love and shame — all at once. I stopped trying to be just one thing.

Ace

Before Sunrise. Made me terrified of every conversation I'd ever rushed through — and every person I never asked the right questions.

Answer this prompt →

Memory Room

Photos & moments from Indie Film Club

Blank Cinema Cafe

0.4 km away

Independent café with weekly film screenings · Mapo-gu

🎁 Circle deal: 15% off for groups of 4+

Not visited yet by your circle

Cinematheque KOFA

1.2 km away

Korean Film Archive · repertory cinema · Mapo-gu

🎁 Circle deal: 2 free tickets for groups of 4+

✓ Visited by your circle · Mar 28

Space C Gallery

2.1 km away

Film stills & photography exhibitions · Hongdae

🎁 Circle deal: Free entry on weekdays

Not visited yet by your circle

Hearth+
Unlock venue deals & circle history

Roles

Every circle has structure.
Not hierarchy.

Three roles keep things running without making it feel like a company. Everyone matters equally — roles just clarify who does what.

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Circle Creator

The person who started the circle. They set the initial vision and have ownership-level control.

Creates the circle and sets its type, name, and description
Appoints the first Guardian
Can archive or close the circle
Has final say on circle settings

🛡️

Guardian

The active facilitator. Chosen by the group, rotatable anytime. Starts as the Creator, but the circle decides who carries it forward.

Sends the weekly prompt
Reviews new member applications
Moderates conversations and resolves conflicts
Can be changed anytime by group consensus

✦

Member

The heart of the circle. Every member has an equal voice, an equal vote, and the same access to everything.

Votes on new member applications
Proposes and votes on meetups
Responds to weekly prompts
Can flag behavior or nominate a new Guardian

What makes Hearth different

Simple by design.
Committed by requirement.

Most apps let anyone in. Hearth doesn't. Every circle is protected by the people already inside it — and anyone who breaks that trust faces a clear, human process.

Entry

You earn your place.

No one auto-joins. Every applicant writes a 3-sentence intention, records a 60-second voice intro, and waits for the circle to vote. It takes 5 minutes and filters out everyone who isn't serious.

Bots can't fake a voice intro
Blank profiles never make it in
The circle decides — not an algorithm

←

Join request

✓

Written intention

3 sentences · submitted

✓

Voice intro

60 sec · submitted

⏳

Member vote

Waiting · 31h remaining

4 of 6 voted · 4 yes, 0 no

Pending approval

Safety

Bad actors don't get to hide.

Any member can flag someone. The Guardian reviews and decides. If removed, the person gets a reason — not a mystery. One appeal, handled by a real human within 24 hours.

Clear reason given on every removal
One appeal allowed — no black boxes
Human review team, not bots

←

Member flag

👤

@username

Figuring It Out · 3 months

⚠ Flagged

Reason given

"Repeatedly dismissive during prompts and made two members uncomfortable."

Remove member

Dismiss flag

Guardian review · Response within 24h

Activity

Circles are for showing up.

If a member goes quiet, Hearth keeps them in the loop — not in the dark. A gentle nudge goes out every 2 weeks. If 2 months pass with zero interaction, they're automatically removed.

Nudge every 2 weeks if no activity detected
Clear warnings with activity summary each time
Auto-removed after 2 months of pure inactivity
No one gets ghosted — transparency at every step

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Notification

🔥

Hearth

Just now

Hey Jamie — your circle The Inner Six misses you! You haven't been active in 6 weeks.

This is nudge 3 of 4

If no activity by May 2, you'll be automatically removed from the circle.

Open The Inner Six

Reply to prompt

Any interaction resets the timer

Already using a group chat?

Hearth is what your group
actually deserves.

WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, and KakaoTalk are fine for logistics. But they weren't built for friendship — no depth tools, no shared memory, no gathering planner, no Spots or venue deals. Hearth is.

Messenger

KakaoTalk

🔥 Move to Hearth

🗓️

Plan gatherings, effortlessly

Group chats turn "let's hang out" into 40 messages of back-and-forth. Hearth has built-in scheduling with group voting — one tap and everyone's in.

✍️

Go deeper than small talk

Group chats stay surface-level. Weekly prompts give your circle a shared question to answer — and real conversation actually starts.

📸

A memory you can revisit

Group chats scroll into oblivion. Hearth's Memory Room keeps your photos, moments, and milestones in one place — forever.

🗺️

Spots with real circle deals

Group chats have no idea where you like to meet. Hearth surfaces partner venues nearby with exclusive deals — tap once to send the spot straight to your Gathering room.

🔥

Built for depth, not just chat

No algorithm, no strangers, no noise. Just your real circle with Prompts, a Memory Room, and tools built for lasting friendship — not engagement metrics.

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Built to last, not just chat

No algorithm, no strangers, no noise. Just your real circle with tools built for lasting friendship — not engagement metrics.

Why Hearth

Every other app tried. None of them worked.

The graveyard of friendship apps is real. Here's what happened — and why Hearth is different.

App	What happened
Hey! VINA / Friended	1:1 friend matching. Felt like dating. Awkward. Shut down.
Patook	Anti-flirting friend app. Tiny niche, never scaled.
Wink	Became a teen flirting app accidentally.
Bumble BFF	Afterthought to dating. Low engagement, same swipe fatigue.
Meetup	Events, not relationships. You go, you leave, no depth.
Geneva	Group chat communities. Raised money, but struggling with retention.
Hearth	Small circles, not cold matches. New friendships built on depth, not swiping.

They all tried to make friendship feel like dating or networking. Hearth builds new friendships through small circles and structured depth.

One last step. It will take only 1 minute.

To complete your signup, tell us a bit about yourself. Every answer helps us build Hearth around real people — so the circles, prompts, and features actually work for you. We read every response, and it directly shapes what we build. Take your time.

First name *

Age *

City *

What brings you to Hearth? *

I want deeper friendships

I'm new to my city

I lost touch with old friends

I want a small, committed group

I want to move my existing group 🔥

Just curious

Group Migration — 2 months free

Which app is your group on?

Messenger

KakaoTalk

Other

How many people are in the group?

What kind of circle interests you? *

Depth

Hobby

Chapter

Professional

Close friends right now? *

How did you hear about us? *

Which platform?

Instagram

TikTok

Twitter / X

Facebook

YouTube

KakaoTalk

LINE

WeChat

Threads

Why do you want to join Hearth? *

You're almost there — just finish the survey to secure your spot on the waitlist.

You're on the list.

Thank you for taking the time. We read every response — yours will help shape Hearth into something real. We'll reach out personally before launch.

Find your people
around the things you actually love.

Making friends as an adult is genuinely hard.

From community to circle
to real friendship.

Find a community you love

Show up every week

Do something together

Record the memory

Communities hold circles.
Circles hold friendships.

Seoul Runners Club

Seoul Drawing Collective

Manga & Anime Collective

Communities for everything
you actually care about.

Browse circles.
See who's inside.
Earn your spot.

Everything your circle needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

Every circle has structure.
Not hierarchy.

Most social apps lead you nowhere.

Weekly Prompts

Shared Challenge or Gathering

Simple by design.
Committed by requirement.

You earn your place.

Bad actors don't get to hide.

Circles are for showing up.

Hearth is what your group
actually deserves.

Plan gatherings, effortlessly

Go deeper than small talk

A memory you can revisit

Spots with real circle deals

Built for depth, not just chat

Built to last, not just chat

Friendship should be free.

Every other app tried. None of them worked.

Find your community.
Find your circle.

You're on the list.

Find your peoplearound the things you actually love.

Making friends as an adult is genuinely hard.

From community to circleto real friendship.

Find a community you love

Show up every week

Do something together

Record the memory

Communities hold circles.Circles hold friendships.

Seoul Runners Club

Seoul Drawing Collective

Manga & Anime Collective

Communities for everythingyou actually care about.

Browse circles.See who's inside.Earn your spot.

Everything your circle needs.Nothing it doesn't.

Every circle has structure.Not hierarchy.

Most social apps lead you nowhere.

Weekly Prompts

Shared Challenge or Gathering

Simple by design.Committed by requirement.

You earn your place.

Bad actors don't get to hide.

Circles are for showing up.

Hearth is what your groupactually deserves.

Plan gatherings, effortlessly

Go deeper than small talk

A memory you can revisit

Spots with real circle deals

Built for depth, not just chat

Built to last, not just chat

Friendship should be free.

Every other app tried. None of them worked.

Find your community.Find your circle.

You're on the list.

Find your people
around the things you actually love.

From community to circle
to real friendship.

Communities hold circles.
Circles hold friendships.

Communities for everything
you actually care about.

Browse circles.
See who's inside.
Earn your spot.

Everything your circle needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

Every circle has structure.
Not hierarchy.

Simple by design.
Committed by requirement.

Hearth is what your group
actually deserves.

Find your community.
Find your circle.